diff --git a/src/monitor.c b/src/monitor.c
index 6cab5ae4..3a4d9b90 100644
--- a/src/monitor.c
+++ b/src/monitor.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 // Lexical comparison function for GLFW video modes, used by qsort
 //========================================================================
 
-int compareVideoModes(const void* firstPtr, const void* secondPtr)
+static int compareVideoModes(const void* firstPtr, const void* secondPtr)
 {
     int firstBPP, secondBPP, firstSize, secondSize;
     GLFWvidmode* first = (GLFWvidmode*) firstPtr;
diff --git a/src/win32_monitor.c b/src/win32_monitor.c
index f54735d7..88eb656b 100644
--- a/src/win32_monitor.c
+++ b/src/win32_monitor.c
@@ -255,13 +255,7 @@ _GLFWmonitor** _glfwPlatformGetMonitors(int* count)
         monitor.cb = sizeof(DISPLAY_DEVICE);
 
         EnumDisplayDevices(adapter.DeviceName, 0, &monitor, 0);
-
         dc = CreateDC(L"DISPLAY", monitor.DeviceString, NULL, NULL);
-        if (!dc)
-        {
-            // TODO: wat
-            return NULL;
-        }
 
         monitors[found] = _glfwCreateMonitor(name,
                                              GetDeviceCaps(dc, HORZSIZE),